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THE MEMOIR WHICH KICKSTARTED ANDREW MOUNTBATTEN'S FALL FROM GRACE #1 SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The book that's changing the world. The UK's bestselling memoir. An empowering true story of surviving abuse and fighting for justice. The world knows Virginia Roberts Giuffre as...

For listeners of Cheryl Strayed and Anthony Doerr, a lyrical adventure memoir tracing one woman’s Seven Summits quest while caring for her mother through ALS—a story of endurance, love, and the cost of coming home changed. “An incredible work of art.”—Alison Levine, New York Times...

Da Intercity 104 fra Fredericia bliver afsporet og vælter ind i en skov lidt uden for Sorø, koster det otte mennesker livet og kvæster mindst 72. Redningsberedskabet og politiet bliver sat på prøve, men da både naboer og passagerer træder til for at hjælpe, hvor de kunne, vises der...

What would you do if you had only an 11 percent chance of living? When fifty-year-old marketing executive Lee Rafkin opened his eyes after a colonoscopy, he overheard a nurse on the telephone, urgently scheduling an appointment for a new cancer patient. That patient was him. In a single, terrifying moment, Lee’s life—his marriage, his kids, his career—splintered into before and after. Diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, Lee faced an 11 percent chance of survival. One doctor told him to “get his affairs in order.

What does it mean to stay wild in a culture that would have us forget that’s what we are? If there’s one thing Jenny O’Connell learned from her 16 years as an outdoor guide, it’s that there’s a critical connection between wild spaces and our wild selves. When Jenny found herself...

Wenn die Auszeit zum Überlebenskampf wird: Auf ihren Reisen versucht Carolina Wilga herauszufinden, wie sie ihre Zukunft gestalten will. Aber in Australien verirrt sich die 26-jährige Backpackerin nach einem Unfall mit ihrem Van im menschenleeren Outback. Von der groß angelegten Suchaktion, die weltweit durch die Medien geht, erfährt Carolina nichts. Barfuß und nur mit einem Kleid und einem Schal bekleidet, schlägt sie sich zwölf Tage lang durch trockenes Buschland.

Speaking Through Silence is a heartfelt memoir about a first-generation American coming-of-age in the shadow of her four Holocaust Survivor grandparents. In this riveting read, Judi Shink uncovers the hidden histories, inherited silences, and enduring love that shaped her identity. She unravels her family’s complicated and devastating past to forge a new path, while accepting the mantle of legacy that demands she speak out about a new 21st century kind of hate against her people.

Nach einer Routineoperation wacht eine junge Krankenschwester während der Narkose auf. Sie hört Stimmen, spürt Berührungen und erlebt die Operation bei vollem Bewusstsein, unfähig, sich zu bewegen oder bemerkbar zu machen. Was als medizinischer Albtraum beginnt, zerstört nach und nach ihr gesamtes Leben. Panikattacken, Angst und verdrängte Erinnerungen aus der Kindheit brechen mit voller Wucht hervor. Während sie gegen Ärzte, Gutachter und ein Krankenhaus kämpft, beginnt gleichzeitig eine viel tiefere Reise: die Suche nach der Wahrheit über sich selbst.

One of the oldest living Holocaust survivors recounts her familys imprisonment at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen in this moving memoir of love, loss, courage, and hope. "A deeply moving memoir, beautifully written and researched." Lucy Adlington, New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers...

'A man selfless in the face of threat. Courageous in the face of terror. Generous in the face of suffering. And humble in the face of an honour bestowed.' Dame Quentin Bryce On 24 August 2010, in battle in Afghanistan, Corporal Daniel Keighran risked his life in a hail of gunfire to save his...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A powerful memoir of a love that leads two people to find a courageous way to part—and a woman’s struggle to go forward in the face of loss—that “enriches the reader’s life with urgency and gratitude” (The Washington Post) “A pleasure to read...

'One of the most successful MI5 undercover surveillance officers of his time.' - Sun 'The brutal truth about the war against terror. Fast-paced and gripping.' - Ant Middleton The explosive book from ex-MI5 surveillance officer Tom Marcus takes the reader on a non-stop, adrenalin-fuelled ride as...

In 1528, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: Delayed by a hurricane, knocked off course by a colossal error of navigation, and ultimately doomed by a disastrous decision to separate the men from their ships, the mission quickly became a desperate journey of survival. Of the 300 men who had embarked on the journey, only four survived - three Spaniards and an African slave.

A Pulitzer Prize–winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, Angela’s Ashes is Frank McCourt’s masterful memoir of his childhood in Ireland—now with a new introduction by Patrick Radden Keefe. “When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to find yourself strapped to a giant rocket that's about to go from zero to 17,500 miles per hour? Or to look back on Earth from outer space and see the surprisingly precise line between day and night? Or to stand in front of the Hubble Space Telescope, wondering if the emergency repair you're about to make will inadvertently ruin humankind's chance to unlock the universe's secrets? Mike Massimino has been there, and in Spaceman he puts you inside the suit.

In the early 13th century, a simple nomad chieftain managed to cobble together a powerful kingdom in the highlands of northern Asia, which was subsequently to challenge the greatest powers of the day. He was triumphant in all directions. This leader was Timujin, whose name meant "Iron Man". He became Genghis Khan, "Universal Ruler", the greatest conqueror ever known - a warrior feared from the British Isles to the tip of the Korean peninsula.

A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg --...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Funniest book of the year' Sunday Telegraph 'Alan Partridge's Nomad is almost certainly the funniest book ever written' Caitlin Moran 'Sensationally funny. What brilliant writing' Richard Osman 'Sensational' Jenny Colgan 'Hilarious' Jon Ronson 'Brilliantly funny'...

As the most celebrated European to explore Asia, Marco Polo was the original global traveler and the earliest bridge between East and West. A universal icon of adventure and discovery, he has inspired six centuries of popular fascination and spurious mythology. Now, from acclaimed author...

Wilbur Smith has lived an incredible life of adventure, and now he shares the extraordinary true stories that have inspired his fiction. From being attacked by lions to close encounters with deadly reef sharks, from getting lost in the African bush without water to crawling the precarious...